Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number was 124.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Asia is 124.88, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Asia peaked at 124.88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.28, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.28 | — |
| 1962 | 19.97 | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 21.18 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 22.64 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 22.63 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 23.56 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 23.82 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 24.59 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 25.89 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 26.52 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 28.76 | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 30.53 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 30.75 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 30.91 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 32.77 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 38.06 | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 38.78 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 38.89 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 41.13 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 43.42 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 44.13 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 43.51 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 45.07 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 47.25 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 57.35 | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 58.21 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 59.93 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 60.44 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 59.32 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 62.9 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 65.97 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 67.21 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 70.55 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 73.39 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 82.99 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 87.32 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 88.62 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 96.18 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 108.27 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 97.06 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 96.35 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 105.24 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 108.52 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 106.83 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 104.73 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 102.37 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 101.73 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 100.69 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.17 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 95.94 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 104.16 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 105.57 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 96.83 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 95.45 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 101.03 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 103.52 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 102.91 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.88 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 104.02 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 113.07 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 109.7 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 110.08 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 113.59 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 124.88 | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.51 | 18.28 | 25.89 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.71 | 26.52 | 41.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.86 | 43.42 | 60.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.34 | 62.9 | 108.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.27 | 96.35 | 108.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.83 | 95.45 | 105.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.26 | 109.7 | 124.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 124.8 compare
- 7 Guinea 217.22 compare
- 8 Mozambique 209.52 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 112.65 compare
- 9 Zambia 198.87 compare
- 10 Vanuatu 192.11 compare
- 10 Melanesia 109.47 compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 190.2 compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.31 compare
- 12 South Sudan 188.86 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 184.89 compare
- 13 Micronesia 95.97 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -9.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 9.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 26.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 27.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0493 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Asia?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production index number in Western Asia was 124.88 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 124.88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.28 in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.